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China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 4, 2026

PLA Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Close Air Support Are Still ...

Dennis J. Blasko

China Landpower Studies Center | Feb. 4, 2026

If China Attacks Taiwan: Beijing Risks Social Instability in a Conflict

A conversation between Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Dr. Jake Rinaldi, and Bonnie Glaser on the risk of domestic social instability for Beijing if China attacked Taiwan. A podcast from The German Marshall Fund of the United States.

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 27, 2026

PLA Navy Marine Corps Tank Companies Emphasize Expeditionary Capabilities

Joaquin Camarena

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 27, 2026

Theory Meets Practice: The PLA National Defense University Revives the O...

Dennis J. Blasko

China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 14, 2026

Can the 15th Five-Year Plan Fix the People’s Liberation Army’s Procureme...

China’s newly released 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) proposal, unveiled after the Fourth Party Plenum in October 2025, not only marks Beijing’s quest to achieve the People’s Liberation Army’s goal of building a so-called world-class military by

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State-Building Challenges in a Post-Revolution Libya
October 1, 2012 — Author: Dr Mohammed El-Katiri Following the overthrow of Muammar Qadhafi, Libya’s National... MORE

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How Nation-States Craft National Security Strategy Documents
October 1, 2012 — Author: Dr Alan G Stolberg The need for security and the institutionalization of that security in... MORE

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Key Strategic Issues List Update No. 2
September 28, 2012 — Author: Dr Antulio J Echevarria II This is an update to the 2012-13 Key Strategic Issues List. It... MORE

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Op-Ed: Rethinking the American Way of War and the Role of Landpower
September 10, 2012 — Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria, II Understanding the American way of war has never been easy. The... MORE

Perspectives on Russian Foreign Policy
September 1, 2012 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank The essays gathered here represent a panel at SSI’s annual Russia... MORE

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The Prospects for Security Sector Reform in Tunisia: A Year After the Revolution
September 1, 2012 — Author: Dr Querine Hanlon In the year since the revolution, Tunisia has achieved what no other Arab... MORE

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Russia and the Current State of Arms Control
September 1, 2012 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank Arms control remains the central issue in U.S.-Russian relations for many... MORE

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Hidden Dragon, Crouching Lion: How China’s Advance in Africa is Underestimated and Africa’s Potential Underappreciated
September 1, 2012 — Author: Mr David E Brown The explosive growth of China’s economic interests in Africa—bilateral... MORE

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Lead Me, Follow Me, Or Get Out of My Way: Rethinking and Refining the Civil-Military Relationship
September 1, 2012 — Author: Dr Mark R Shulman This monograph explains why robust civil-military relations matter and... MORE

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Finding “The Right Way”: Toward an Army Institutional Ethic
September 1, 2012 — Author: LTC Clark C Barrett The ethical lapses exemplified by Abu Ghraib, Mahmudiyah (Blackhearts),... MORE